Remembering Those Dear to Us
Russell Silva, March 22, 1952-February 4, 1990 It is almost impossible to believe that it is twenty years today since our community lost a talented chef and gardener, and I parted with a dear friend...
View ArticleAre Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Healthy for Kids?
ONE MAINSTREAM NUTRITIONIST SAYS YES AND OFFERS SOME SENSIBLE ADVICE Those of us who adhere to non-mainstream diets haven’t gotten much love from dietitians and nutritionists, but that may be changing....
View ArticleJulia Ferré Brings Energy for Healing to Palo Alto
Julia Ferré (right) making seitan at the French Meadows Summer Camp Julia Ferré will bring the wisdom of her work with energy and healing to the Monday night dinner in Palo Alto on February 22nd....
View ArticleT. Colin Campbell Stars in Film Set for Summer Release
Above: T. Colin Campbell (left) with Dr. Junshi Chen, Senior Research Professor at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, in a still photo from “Forks Over Knives.” FOR A HEALTHIER...
View ArticleWell-Known Lecturer and Acupuncturist Comes to Palo Alto
MET MICHAEL ROSSOFF MONDAY, APRIL 19th AT THE GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNER Michael Rossoff/ photo by Gerard Lum For more than 35 years Michael Rossoff has lectured, taught macrobiotics, practiced...
View ArticleFrench Meadows: You’re Never too Young or too Old to Come to Summer Camp
Lunch at French Meadows Summer Camp, Paul Schmitt, author of this post, is the dude in the straw hat. (photo by Gerard Lum) Every summer for decades, folks have been gathering for ten days in the clean...
View ArticleMacrobiotics: Mary Morgan’s Healing Thanksgiving Day Feast
———- Perfect squash being prepared for the steamer. Note: Blog contributor Mary Morgan, who is currently working in New York City, decided to a take her Thanksgiving break in the lovely,...
View ArticleDo I Dare to Eat a Peach? (Judging When It’s Most Important to Buy Organic)
———– Onions, even conventionally grown, are among the lowest in pesticide residues. ———– EWG’S DIRTY DOZEN AND CLEAN FIFTEEN In a perfect world we would all eat 100 per cent organically-grown food all...
View ArticleWellness: Health Depends Not Only on Eating Well, But Also Digesting Well
———– Bob Ligon practices Traditional Chinese Medicine in Akron, Ohio and does counseling and life coaching by phone. ———– BOB LIGON’S TIPS FOR IMPROVING OUR DIGESTION, AND THUS OUR VITALITY Editor’s...
View ArticleWellness: Celebrating Longevity and My Mother’s 90th Birthday
———– ———- Perhaps it’s only a sign that I’m getting older, but I’ve been thinking more and more about longevity. It’s not so much that I fear death (although who of us can say we don’t fear it at...
View ArticleMichio Kushi Dies at Age 88
Sadly, I’ve received news that Michio Kushi died in Boston on December 28th, at age 88. Those of you familiar with macrobiotics or the history of the natural foods movement in America, will...
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